Dropping Engine into Chassis on Final Assembly Line, Ford Rouge Plant, 1936
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Ford Motor Company's assembly line was, in fact, a series of separate assembly lines. Engines, like this V-8, were put together in one stream. Frames were fitted with axles, wheels and driver controls in another. Bodies were assembled in another stream. All these lines flowed into the final assembly line where the major components were combined into complete automobiles.
Ford Motor Company's assembly line was, in fact, a series of separate assembly lines. Engines, like this V-8, were put together in one stream. Frames were fitted with axles, wheels and driver controls in another. Bodies were assembled in another stream. All these lines flowed into the final assembly line where the major components were combined into complete automobiles.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1936
Subject Date
1936
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.65656
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 8 in
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